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stones, and sand. This brought off all the scurf, &c. 

 which the fire had left on. After well washing off 

 the sand and dirt, the carcase was brought again to 

 the former place, and laid on clean green leaves, in 

 order to be opened. They first ripped up the skin of 

 the belly, and took out the fat or lard from between 

 the skin and the flesh, which they laid on a large 

 green leaf. The belly was then ripped open, and the 

 entrails taken out and carried away in a basket, so 

 that I know not what became of them ; but am cer- 

 tain they were not thrown away. The blood was 

 next taken out and put into a large leafi and then the 

 lard, which was put to the other fat. The hog was 

 now washed clean, both inside and out, with fresh 

 water, and several hot stones put into his belly, which 

 were shaken in under the breast, and green leaves 

 crammed in upon them. By this time the oven was 

 sufficiently heated ; what fire remained was taken 

 away, together with some of the hot stones ; the rest 

 made a kind of pavement in the bottom of the hole or 

 oven, and were covered with leaves on which the hog 

 was placed on his belly. The lard and fat, after being 

 washed with water, were put into a vessel, made just 

 then of the green bark of a plantain tree, together 

 with two or three hot stones, and placed on one side 

 the hog. A hot stone was put to the blood, which 

 was tied up in the leaf, and put into the oven ; as also 

 bread-fruits and plantains. Then the whole was 

 covered with green leaves, on which were laid the 

 remainder of the hot stones ; over them were leaves ; 

 then any sort of rubbish they could lay their hands 

 on ; finishing the operation by well covering the 

 whole with earth. While the victuals were baking, a 

 table was spread with green leaves on the floor, atone 

 end of a large boat-house. At the close of two hours 

 and ten minutes, the oven was opened, and all the 

 victuals taken out. Those of the natives who dined 

 with us, sat down by themselves, at one end of the 

 table, and we at the other. The hog was placed 



